Timo Glock
| Timo Glock | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | iSport International |
| Car number | 5 |
| Former teams | BCN Competicion |
| Starts | 41 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 | Champ Car World Series Formula One Formula Three Euroseries German F3 Championship Formula BMW ADAC |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 2001 | GP2 Series Formula BMW ADAC |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 20042008 |
| Teams | Toyota |
| Entries | 4 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 2 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2004 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Template:FixHTML Timo Glock (born March 10, 1982 in Lindenfels, Germany) is a motor racing driver. At the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix, standing in for Giorgio Pantano who had a contract dispute with Jordan Grand Prix, he joined a select group of drivers who have scored a World Championship point in their first Formula One race. He is the reigning GP2 champion. He is currently the second driver for Toyota F1 in the 2008 Formula One season.
Career
Early Career and Formula One
He began his motorsport career in 1998 at age 15. He has won several karting championships as well as the BMW ADAC Formula Junior Cup in 2000 and the Formula BMW ADAC Championship in 2001. In his first German F3 Championship season in 2002, he finished third in the standings en route to rookie of the year honors. In 2003, he competed in the Formula Three Euroseries, winning three races and scoring three other podium finishes, which were enough to place him in fifth position in the Championship. In addition to making his Formula One debut in Canada in 2004 - in which he finished 11th but inherited 7th following the disqualification of the Williams and Toyota cars - he finished out the season for Jordan Grand Prix, taking over from Giorgio Pantano for the last three races. Glock's sponsorship with Deutsche Post helped bring the colors of DHL to Jordan.[1]
In 2006 he tested a F1 car again for BMW Sauber, which led to him being signed as the team's second test driver for 2007.[2] Following the serious crash of regular BMW driver Robert Kubica in Canada, it was speculated that Glock could take over the drive. However, the team chose Sebastian Vettel to substitute instead.[3] However, with Vettel joining Toro Rosso from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, Glock has been promoted to the main test and reserve driver for BMW. After winning Formula One's feeder GP2 Series in 2007, he was connected to several F1 teams. This resulted in him signing a contract with Toyota F1 whilst still having a test driver contract with BMW, which in turn led to the case being brought before the Contract Recognition Board. On November 16, the CRB ruled that Glock was free to race for Toyota in 2008, although this has not yet been confirmed by the team itself.[4]
Champ Car
In 2005, Glock shifted his racing career to the United States, racing in the Champ Car World Series with Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports team. His best finish of the year was a second place finish at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on August 28, where he was defeated by Oriol Servia. In the closing laps of the race Glock twice managed to retain the lead over Servia by missing the track's final chicane. As the rules require drivers who blatantly gain or retain a position by driving off the racing surface to give way, Timo was asked to move over by Champ Car officials, and let Servia take the lead. Timo obliged midway through the final lap, giving him enough time to try and take the lead back, but to no avail. Glock went on to finish 8th in the final season points standings and win Champ Car World Series Rookie of the Year honors.
GP2 Series
In 2006, Glock raced in the GP2 Series. He started the series with the midfield BCN Competicion team, gaining average results. However, a mid-season move to the front-running iSport team proved conducive and after a series of impressive results he finished 4th in the final classification of the Driver standings, leading to his re-signing for 2007 by the team. Glock was a major force throughout the season and despite some bad meetings, he won one feature and four sprint races on his way to win the championship.
Formula One
On November 19 2007, having been granted a release from his BMW Sauber testing duties, Timo Glock was confirmed as the replacement driver for Ralf Schumacher by Toyota. Timo Glock's teammate will be Jarno Trulli at Toyota in 2008 [5]
Results
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jordan Ford | Jordan EJ14 | Ford V10 | AUS TD |
MAL TD |
BHR TD |
SMR TD |
ESP TD |
MON TD |
EUR TD |
CAN 7 |
USA TD |
FRA TD |
GBR TD |
GER TD |
HUN TD |
BEL TD |
ITA TD |
CHN 15 |
JPN 15 |
BRA 15 |
19th | 2 |
Champ Car results
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Team | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rocketsports | LBH 6 |
MTY Ret |
MIL 9 |
POR 10 |
CLE 10 |
TOR 7 |
EDM 13 |
SAN 6 |
DEN Ret |
MTL 2 |
LAS 8 |
SUR 6 |
MEX 5 |
Rocketsports | 8th | 202 |
GP2 Series Record
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BCN Competicion | VAL FEA 16 |
VAL SPR 8 |
SAN FEA 7 |
SAN SPR 4 |
EUR FEA 17 |
EUR SPR Ret |
ESP FEA 11 |
ESP SPR 10 |
MCO FEA Ret |
4th | 58 | ||||||||||||
| iSport International | GBR FEA 2 |
GBR SPR 6 |
FRA FEA 1 |
FRA SPR 4 |
GER FEA 3 |
GER SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 2 |
HUN SPR 5 |
TUR FEA 4 |
TUR SPR 4 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR DNS | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | iSport International | BRN FEA 2 |
BRN SPR 2 |
ESP FEA 2 |
ESP SPR 1 |
MON FEA 3 |
FRA FEA Ret |
FRA SPR Ret |
GBR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA 1 |
GER SPR 5 |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR Ret |
TUR FEA 4 |
TUR SPR 1 |
ITA FEA 3 |
ITA SPR 1 |
BEL FEA 17 |
BEL SPR Ret |
VAL FEA 7 |
VAL SPR 1 |
1st | 92 |
* Season in progress.
Racing record
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
| 2000 | ADAC Formula Junior Cup | 19 | 6 | 11 | 285.5 | 1st | |
| 2001 | Formula BMW ADAC | BMW Formel ADAC Rookie Team | 20 | 3 | 8 | 268 | 1st |
| 2002 | German Formula 3 | Opel Team KMS | 18 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 3rd |
| 2003 | Formula 3 Euroseries | Opel Team KMS | 20 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 5th |
| 2004 | Porsche Supercup | Porsche AG VIP Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 | Formula One | Jordan Ford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th |
| 2005 | Champ Car World Series | Rocketsports Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 8th |
| 2006 | GP2 Series | BCN Competicion iSport International |
20 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 4th |
| 2007 | GP2 Series | iSport International | 21 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 1st |
References
- ^ http://www.dpwn.de/dpwn?xmlFile=300000140&lang=de_EN
- ^ "Glock signed as BMW second driver". Grandprix.com. 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
- ^ "Vettel to replace Kubica at Indianapolis". autosport.com. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "CRB says Glock free to race for Toyota". autosport.com. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Glock to race for Toyota in 2008". formula1.com. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
Sources
- Formula One World Championship results are derived from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
External links
- Timo Glock Official website
- Timo Glock career statistics at Driver Database